Hose coupling



d F. REUTTER Er. AL 1,919,860

' July 25 HOSE COUPLING Filed Jung 17, 1932 lfeutter.l BY JohnHosg.

. I l I NvENToRS Frederwk ATTORNEY 3 w w mnmm Patented July `25, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FREDERICK REUTTER AND JOHN H. GOSS, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS T0 SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT,"A COR- PORATION 0F CONNECTICUT Application led June 17,

This invention relates to hose connectors or couplings, and more particularly to a clincher hose coupling which may be used to vthree outwardly extending ring sections orl beads forced into contact with said clincher members, whereby said members will b e positively held against rotative or long1tud1- nal movements.

A further object is to provide a hose coupling of the above nature. which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance7 and very eliicient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view there have been illustrated on the accompanying drawing, three forms in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the lirst form of clincher hose coupling.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional viewl of the same. l

l Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the die apparatus used in manufacturing the clincher hose couplings, the parts ,being shown in their relative positions just prior to the forming operation.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of a portion of the forming dies and the coupling after the forming operation has been com- HOSE COUPLING 1932. Serial No. 617,784.

clincher member attached thereto with one I 'spur in locking position.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views', the numeral 10 indicates a formed tubular blank which comprises the central. connecting' member in the completed article. Surrounding the middle section of the tubular blankA 10 are a pair of hose engaging clincher members 11 and 12 having a pair of oppositely disposed interior collars 13 and 14 which are adapted lto slip loosely over the outside periphery of a smooth tubular blank 10a as shown in Fig. 3. The clincher members 11 and 12 are formed with a plurality of outwardly inclined ngers or lugs 15 and 16 l prevent relative longitudinal sliding .of'said parts, the blank is adapted to be expanded or buckled outwardly to form three rings or beads 19, 20 and 21, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, said beads being formed on the outside and inside of said clincher member collars 13 and 14. Moreover, thecentral apertures in said collars 13 and 14 are preferably made slightly out-of-round or ovalized so as to positively lock the clincher members 11 and 12 against rotation upon said blank The outer ends of the blank 10 are provided with a pair of enlarged conical beads 22 and 23 having inwardly converging extremities 24 and 25 which are adapted to be inserted within the '.lose to be repaired.

The process of assembling the relative parts of the hose clincher coupling together is illustrated in the apparatus shown in Fig. 3 by means of which the smooth tubular blanks 10a and the two hose clincher members 11 `and 12 are adapted to be assembled. Figs. 2 and 4 show the appearance of the completed hose coupling.

Referring to Fig. 3, the numeral 26 indicates a lower die or anvil supported within a statiomiry die bed 27. The anvil 26 is provided with a vertical post or mandrel 2S over which the original smooth tubular blank 10av may be readily slipped and seated within a circular socket 2S) formed in the upper part ot' the anvil 26. A sliding sleeve 'lll is lit-ted around said anvil 2G and is adapted to be supported upon a. plm'ality ot helical compression springs 31. and said sleeve 30 may be slidably encased within an inverted cup-shaped member 32 secured to the die bed 2i', as by screws 33.

y Located above and in axial alinement with llle lstationary anvil 2G is an upper reciprocating'die 2H having a central bore 35 slid ably fitted over the lnandrel 2S. The lower part ot thecentral bore 35 is formed with an annular recess 3G adapted to tit ove-i` the upper part of the, tubular blank 'l0/z. rlhe upper die 34 is also provided with a sliding sleeve 37 which is adapted to be compressed againsta plurality of helical springs 88 encased in sockets 39 formed in said die 34. The sliding sleeve 37 is adapted to be held in place at the lower end otl the die 34 by means of a pair ot plates 40 and 41 secured to the opposite sides ot said die. as by screws 42. The lower edges of the plates 4() and 4l are provided with inturned fianges 43 and 44 against. which the sliding sleeve is adaptd to engage and be held in operating posiion.

O poration In operation, the'proeess of assembling a clincher hose coupling is as follows:

rlfhe tubular blank 10aI will first be slipped over the vertical mandrel 28 and seated within the circular socket I29 formed in the lower anvil 26. The two clincher members 11 and l2 will next be loosely assembled upon the blank v10a and supported by means of the lower sliding sleeve 30.

The upper die 34 will then be caused to descend and move to the position shown in Fig. 3. whereupon the ends of the tubular blank 10a, will be abutted against shoulders 47 and 48 formed at the ends of the recesses 36 and 29 in the upper and lower dies 34 ter apertures in the clinchcr members 11 and i 12 are made slightly non-circular or ovalized, the metal in the tubular blank 10a will be expanded into contact with said apertures so as to produce a positive locking engagement therewith. YVhen the clincher members 11 and 12 have been assembled to the blank 10 by the above described method, the

upper die 34 will then be retracted and the formed tubular blank 10 removed from the mandrel by any mechanism, not shown. The end of the blank l0 will be finally headed into the conical shape shown in Figs. l and 2 by mechanism notshown.

ri`he modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 represents a hose coupling having a central tubular blank l5() with only one outer attached clincher member 5l. The blank 50 provided on one end with the, usual conical head 52 while the opposite end thereof is provided with a loosely fitted coupling nut 53 held in place by an outwardly formed end flange 54. This modified form is tor the purpose of attaching a hose to any standard fit-ting such as a faucet, pipe thread. hose nozzle, or the like.

In tht` second modified form shown in Fig. (3, the numeral 55 represents a formed tubular blank. one end of which has the usual conical head 56, while the other end is provided with an enlarged integral shell 57 having a. peripheral rolled thread 58 formed thereon. single clincher member 59 of a modified type may be attached to the tubular blank 55 in the same manner as described above for the first two forms. The clincher member 59 has a plurality of inclined clamping fingers 60 having inwardly and outwardly extending V-shaped hose engaging spurs 61 on their extremities.

The type of clincher coupling shown in Fig. 6 with the Z-shaped prongs, when assembled upon the end of a hose 62` will have less tendency to injure the material thereof or weaken the lioint than the Jformer type ot coupling having prongs with sharp teeth embedded in the hose.

A further advantage of this modified type of coupling is that the out-turned extremities 62 of the spurs 61 serve to clinch the hose against the enlarged head on the end of the inner tube, thus ei'ectually locking said hose in a doubly bent position, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

While there have been disclosed in this specification several forms in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be linderstood that these forms are shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the in- 'section for engaging the outer surface of said hose, and outturned. means secured to said inturned section for mation of a sharp edge which might cut into said hose.

2. Ina clincher hose coupling, a tubulaimember for partial insertion into the end of a hose, a hose clinching member rigidly se.- eured to said tubular member and having a preventing the for-l series of inturned 

